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Newspaper

Ada Weekly News

Location

Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America

Date

Jul 22, 1948

Page

2

Truman Will Run On Record In Campaign Fight

NEA Stall Correspondent Peter Edson outlines President Truman’s campaign strategy centering on his wartime and postwar record since April 2, 1945. The piece notes Truman’s desire to spotlight Republican Congress failures, key policy battles, labor unrest, housing legislation, and inflation worries shaping the 1948 campaign dynamics.

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Sheriff Race Sparks Next Vote in County Primary

The county races stir early voting excitement as runoff plans unfold with more than two weeks left. Key figures include Clyde Kaiser and Goodwire aiming for the July 27 tally, while Bob Kerr and Gamer Smith vie for the U S Senate nomination amid regional interest in the Fourth District race. Registration shifts allow transfers through election day.

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City Employes Pay Put On New Basis

Ada city council adopts a classification pay system for the coming year, the first in Ada. Workers will be paid by rank from $165 to $150 per month, based on experience and seniority, with older staff earning more. The plan aims to create incentives to improve and remain in city service, aligning salaries under department heads and standardizing pay across positions.

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Twenty Bodies Recovered After Macao Sea Crash

A flying boat crash near Macao on Friday left 25 dead with at least several Americans among them. Survivors include one woman, Fu. Identified victims include Marcueria Nelson and Daviel Nelson Jr. Parents aboard included Dr. Jel Nelson, formerly of Minneapolis, and Mrs Hodgson. The Cathay Pacific Airways craft exploded and sank. pilot Dale Cramer, formerly of Sumner, Kansas, was among those aboard.

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Cotton Weevil Infestation Report From Coal County

A report discusses escalating cotton weevil and flea hopper infestations across Coal County fields. It emphasizes square-count method to gauge damage, warns of rising percentages signaling need for poisoning, and notes local officials attending a Rural Neighborhood meeting to push for agricultural improvement and rural electrification.

Tops Marine Generals Called To Conference

The marine corps will gather 34 generals for a three day pow wow at headquarters. Thirty six generals from Guam Pearl Harbor Hawaii and the continental U S will attend the high level conference opening Tuesday.

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Winter Seeding Preparations Prompt Alfalfa and Verse Seed Trading

Agricultural officials urge farmers to plan winter seeding with alfalfa and legume covers. Seed prices are set at 20 cents per pound for dairy seed with limited lime and phosphate supplies. Producers should test storage space, secure approvals, and arrange sale or storage now to avoid shortages later in the 1949 ACP program.

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Grain council to survey hundredweight trading viability

The National Grain Trades Council in Chicago authorized a survey on selling crops by the hundredweight rather than by the bushel. Results will go to directors in September. Walter C Berger of the American Feed Manufacturers Association urged the move, noting most feed pricing is on a hundredweight basis while grain handling remains bushel based.

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Man Killed After Walking Into Streamliner Train

A Texan carpenter was killed last night when he walked into a Santa Fe streamliner near Ponca City Oklahoma. Survivors include a son and three daughters in Houston. Police name chief Harsh as investigating officer. next of kin listed.

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Pontotoc County Fair plans and 4-H dairy program notes

Pontotoc County agents announce exhibits at the county fair with new departments for quarter horses and a revised catalog. Judges for Guernseys Jerseys and Milking Shorthorns are named, while dairy show dates and 4-H dairy and hog projects are highlighted. A push to compile a dairy bull list and discus sion of corn and beef projects round out coverage.

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Funeral Saturday For Sat Jean F Brown Killed in Sicily

Sat Jean F Brown is to be buried in Sasakwa after funeral services at the Indian church west of Sasakwa. He served with the National Guard company of Indian men at Bacone and was killed moments after landing on Sicilian beaches. His mother Miss Golda Doneghey, formerly of Ada, lives in Sasakwa with his father Louis Brown. Dr Weeks of Bacone College will officiate.

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Slayer of Gire Will Face Murder Charges

SINCINNATH July 27, 4)- Harry Herbert Robertson, 33, of Fachmound, Va, will be arraigned Monday on a charge of murder ip, the death of Patricia Jackson.3 Prosecutor Carson Hoy said. tor day. The child was hurled to her death yesterday From the &0-foothigh Western buls viaduct. Funeral services will be held Tues 'Gay at Sacred Bear church.

Sincinnath Harry Herbert Robertson Fachmound Patricia Jackson Carson Hoy Tor Buls Sacred Bear Church

Last of B-29 Group Arrives at Scampton England

The final two of 80 B-29 Superfortresses landed at Scampton Royal Air Force base for maneuvers described as routine training. Crews serviced planes and unloaded equipment for simulated bombing missions while United States forces weigh contingency in Germany.

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Mrs Duke Will Get Her Degree

Mrs Lela Jere Duke will receive her A B degree at Rest Central in due course. Her life in Ada and Oklahoma City since 1939, and six years teaching at Homer and Fitzhugh schools, frames a career set to continue this fall. The couple share a daughter and two grandchildren, while a signed recipe collection marks her family circle.

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